Were financial incentives explicitly linked to converting on Upsi campus?

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Financial incentives were not confirmed by Upsi, but the poster was seen as suggesting them.

The poster was reported to have given the impression that students could receive certain benefits if they registered as converts to Islam at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, or Upsi. Upsi said the June 15 poster had never been submitted to its management for consideration or approval, but it did not specifically confirm or deny the financial-incentive claim. The issue drew concern because the content was described as having serious implications if financial incentives were indeed involved.
The poster was said to list benefits for converts
Malaysiakini reported that the online poster listed a few benefits for Upsi students who registered as converts to Islam. The poster also carried the logos of the university’s Islamic centre, its student affairs and alumni department, and the Malaysia Madani emblem.
Upsi rejected the poster’s authorisation
Upsi publicly said the June 15 poster had never been submitted to its management for consideration or approval. That statement addressed the poster’s status within the university, but it did not spell out whether the contents about inducement or benefits were accurate.
Concern focused on possible financial aid
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism, or MCCBCHST, raised concern about using financial aid as a means to induce students. It also said that if promised assistance came from public funds, that would be an issue that needed to be addressed.
Material help and inducement were treated as different things
The text drew a distinction between helping the poor and giving material assistance as an inducement to conversion. It said Islam enjoins followers to support the needy, including some poor converts, but that is not the same as offering material help to encourage conversion.

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